Scrumptious Baked Chicken Parmesan Recipe

This is one of my first "creations"! Has been a regular in our house for almost 20 years! This recipe uses baked, boneless/skinless chicken breasts instead of breaded chicken. It's one of my boyfriend's favorites.

*SAUCE note: I always make my own sauce for spaghetti, etc, but the jarred sauce works really well in this one, tastes homemade after being combined and cooked with the other ingredients. A real time saver!

*SAUCE note: I always make my own sauce for spaghetti, etc, but the jarred sauce works really well in this one, tastes homemade after being combined and cooked with the other ingredients. A real time saver! shopping list

How to make it

Preheat oven to 350

Season both sides of chicken breasts with seasoned salt, garlic pepper, and Italian Seasoning

Drizzle with olive oil

Place in casserole dish and cover with lid or foil

Bake 25 minutes

Remove from oven

Turn chicken

Sprinkle half of each of the cheeses over chicken

Lay onion rings on top of chicken

Add pad of butter to each piece of chicken

Smother with sauce

Add bay leaves

Return to oven, and bake until juices run clear - about 30 more minutes, depends on size of chicken breats (bake uncovered, or the sauce will be watery)

While chicken is baking, bring large pot of water to boil

Add a little olive oil, slight palmful of kosher salt and butter

Add sphaghetti and cook according to directions

(Most of the cooks on FN, etc. don't do this, but, I always rinse my pasta in a colander with cool water. I just don't love that starchy taste!).